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the largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of hazard

Main(noun)

a match at cockfighting

Main(noun)

a main-hamper

Main

strength; force; might; violent effort

Main

the chief or principal part; the main or most important thing

Main

the great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea; the ocean

Main

the continent, as distinguished from an island; the mainland

Main

principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser ones; esp. (Engin.), a principal pipe leading to or from a reservoir; as, a fire main

Main(adj)

very or extremely strong

Main(adj)

vast; huge

Main(adj)

unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer

Main(adj)

principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc

Main(adj)

important; necessary

Main(adj)

very; extremely; as, main heavy

Origin: [See Main, a.]

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Main

The Main is a river in Germany, with a length of 527 km the most significant right tributary of the Rhine.

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Main

mān, n. might: strength. [A.S. mægen.]

Main

mān, adj. chief, principal: first in importance: leading.—n. the chief or principal part: the ocean or main sea: a continent or a larger island as compared with a smaller: a principal gas or water pipe in a street, or the largest conductor in a system of electric lights.—ns.Main′boom, the spar which extends the foot of a fore-and-aft mainsail; Main′deck, the principal deck of a ship—so in Main′brace, the brace attached to the mainyard (see Splice); Main′land, the principal or larger land, as opposed to a smaller portion.—adv.Main′ly, chiefly, principally.—ns.Main′mast, the principal mast of a ship, second from the prow; Main′sail, the principal sail generally attached to the mainmast; Main′sheet, the sheet or rope attached to the lower corner of the mainsail; Main′spring, the spring which gives motion to any piece of machinery, esp. that of a watch or a clock; Main′stay, the rope which stretches forward from the top of the mainmast: chief support; Main′top, a platform on the top of the mainmast; Main′topmast, the mast next above the lower mainmast; Main′topsail, the sail above the mainsail, in square-rigged vessels; Main′yard, the lower yard on the mainmast. [O. Fr. maine or magne, great—L. magnus, great.]

Main

mān, n. a hand at dice: a match at cockfighting: a banker's shovel for coin. [O. Fr. main—L. manus, hand.]